Bag frame latch



Jan. 19, 1932. H. TuEckMA NTEL 1,841,508

BAG FRAME LATCH Filed Sept. 28, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19,1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HUGO TUECKMANTECL, F NEWARK,,NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE '1. 80 L. 00. ING.,OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ACORPQRATION OF NEW JERSEY BAG FRAME LATCH Application filed September28, 1929. Serial No. 395,764.

This invention relates to latches for traveling bags, and moreparticularly to a latch adapted to cooperate with a strap for securelyholding a bag in closed condition.

The usual traveling bag is provided w th latches adjacent the ends ofthe bag, which latches are often inconvenient to manipulate, and involvean unnecessarily complicated structure for the purpose they serve. The

bag is also provided with straps for assisting the latches in holdingthe bag in a closed condition. The ordinary procedure, therefore, inopening such aba g, is to unbuckle the strap and pass the free endthrough one or more loops, and then manipulate the metal latchesprovided.

It is an object of this invention to facilitate the opening and closingof traveling bags by providing a latch of simple structure which I 29 isprovided with upstanding flanges for guiding a holding strap, and whichis substan tially concealed by the strap when the bag is in closedcondition.

A further object is the provision of a bag latch of simple structurewhich may be easily attached to a bag frame, and which may beconveniently manipulated.

These and other advantages, which will later appear, are accomplished bythe simple and practical construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawings,forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention applied to atraveling bag.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing details of the latchingdevice.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the latch.

Referring to the drawings, a bag is shown to have overlapping angleframe numbers t and 5. To the horizontal upper surface of angle l isattached a metal plate 6 by means of integral prongs 7 which passthrough slots in angle 4. and are bent flush with the inner surface ofthe angle 4, as shown in Figure 2. Projecting from the center of plate 6is a pin 8, which serves the purpose hereinafter described.

Attached to the vertical side of angle 5 is a plate 9,-havinghingedlyconnected thereto an extension 10 of a vertical flange 11,integral with a guide plate 12, the latter having upturned end flanges13. The guide plate 12 is provided with an aperture 14 adapted to coi5operate with pin 8 to latch the two frame members 4: and 5. The plate 12is also provided with a slightly downturned projection 15 to facilitateits manipulation.

In operation, the angles 4 and 5 are caused to overlap, thus closing thebag, and the plate 12 is moved to a horizontal position so that pin 8enters the aperture 14, thus latching the angles 4. and 5 together.

A strap 16, such as is commonly provided with bags of the typedisclosed, is passed between the flanges 13 and secured to a buckle onthe side of the bag.

From the above description it will be seen that the strap substantiallyconceals the latch, and. the flanges 13 at the same time act as guidesfor the strap. The appearance of the bag is enhanced, and themanipulation of inconvenient latches such as heretofore has beenprovided on bags is dispensed with.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed includingmany modifications without departing from the general scope hereinindicated and denoted in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is:

In combination with a bag having overlapping angle members, a latchcomprising a plate fixed to the horizontal side of the outer member, apin projecting from said plate, a second plate fixed to the verticalside of the inner angle member, a guide plate hingedly connected to thesecond plate, said guide plate having an aperture adapted to cooperatewith the pin to hold the angle members together, I

and integral upturned flanges on said guide plate adapted to guide astrap.

This specification signed this 27th day of September, 1929.

' HUGO TUECKMANTEL.

